Just Stop Oil cocks the glass of the ‘Venus in the Mirror’

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2023-11-07 03:09:07

Two activists of the organization Just Stop Oil This Monday they hammered the glass of the painting Mirror Venus (1647) by Diego Velázquez in the National Gallery in London and they have managed to break the protective glass of the work, according to the British media The Telegraph.

Emergency Rescue Hammers

The museum itself on social networks points out that around 11:00 this Monday two people, who have already been arrested, entered Room 30 of the museum with some emergency rescue hammers.

Subsequently, the room was cleared and the police were called. The painting has been removed for conservators to examine for possible damage. Room 30 reopened shortly after 12:30 p.m. with a dead soldier replacing the Mirror Venusaccording to The Independent.

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